Research Interest

Remote Sensing	Retrieval algorithm development for aerosol properties from satellite remote sensing Retrieval algorithm development for trace gas concentrations from hyperspectral instruments
Atmospheric   Environment	Monitoring air quality from ground-based, airborne and satellite platform Monitoring ozone layer with its long-term trends Intensive field campaigns to understand distributions and transport of air pollutants and trace gases over wider area
Radiative Transfer	Radiative transfer in UV, visible, and near Infrared

Education

Ph.D., May. 1991	Atmospheric and Space Sciences, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
M.S., Dec. 1987	Atmospheric Science, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
B.S., Feb. 1986	Atmospheric Science, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

Professional Career

2021 - Present	Fellow, Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST)
2021 - Present	Director, Particulate Matter Research Institute, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology(SAIT)
2003 - Present	Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
2015-2016	Deputy Director, Institute of Natural Sciences (INS), Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
2016 - 2017	Visiting Scientist, Atmospheric Measurement Group, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A
2009 - 2010	Visiting Independent Advisor, NASA JPL, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
2009 - 2010	Visiting Scholar, JIFRESSE, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
1991 - 2003	Principal Researcher/Senior Researcher, Space R&D Division, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), Daejon, South Korea

Committees and Services

2019 - 2021	Member, Science & Technology Committee, National Council on Climate and Air Quality (NCCA)
2020 - Present	Guest Editor, Focus Issue, Environmental Research Letters
2017 - Present	Member, WMO GURME (GAW Urban Research Meteorology and Environment)
2017 - 2024	Member, International Radiation Commission (IRC), IAMAS, IUGG
2018 - 2021	Associate Editor, Remote Sensing
2016 - 2021	Guest Editor, Atmospheric Measurement Technique (AMT)
2017 - 2020	Editorial board, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (AAS)
2016 - 2018	Editorial board, Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences (APAS)
2015 - 2017	Steering Committee, NIER-NASA KORUS-AQ Campaign
2014 -2017	Member, WHO Global Platform for Air Quality and Health
2012 - 2020	Member, International Ozone Commission(IO3C), IUGG
2012	Co.I., DRAGON-NE Asia Campaign (NASA-NIER joint project)
2011 - 2012	Co-chair, MEST-NASA Joint Meeting for Collaboration
2010 - Present	Member, CEOS (Committee on Earth Observation Satellite) ACC(Atmospheric Composition Constellation)
2012 - Present	Principal Investigator, Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS), supported by the Ministry of Environment, South Korea
2008 - 2012	Co-chair, WG3(Atmosphere, Climate and Weather), Commission VIII on Remote Sensing Applications and Policies, ISPRS (International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing)

Honors

Apr 2019	Medal of Honor in Science and Technology, The President of the Republic of Korea
2020	Top 100 Outstanding Achievements in 2020 National R&D, Ministry of Science & ICT
2020, 2019,  2013, 2012	Best Lecture Award, Yonsei University
2019, 2012	Grand Prize, Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Advisor Award, Korea Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), supported by S-oil Science Foundation
2019	Top 20 Outstanding Achievement in Environmental Technology, KEITI, Ministry of Environment
2014 - 2019	Outstanding Achievement Award in Research, Yonsei University
2018	Contributed Professor Award, Yonsei University
	Scientist of the Month, National Research Foundation (NRF), Ministry of Science and ICT of Korea
Aug 2017	NASA Group Achievement Award for "KORUS-AQ: An International Cooperative Air Quality Field Study in Korea" project
Jun 2014	Grand Prize, Environmental Technology of the Year, Korea Environment Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI)
Mar 2009	Citation, the President, Republic of Korea
2010, 2004	Praque of Appreciation, The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)
Dec 2008	Citation, The Minister of Environment, Republic of Korea
Oct 2008	Wolbong Academic Award, Korea Meteorological Society
Feb 2008	Top 50 Papers in Next Generation Key Environmental Technologies, KEITI
Feb 2003	Citation, The Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea
Jan 2000	Researcher of the Year, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
Oct 1998	Medal for Distinguished Services, KARI
Jul 1993	Citation, The Minister of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea

Education

1983. 8: Ph.D.	Department of Atmospheric Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
1961. 2: M.S.	Department of Atmospheric Physics, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
1957. 2: B.S.	Department of Physics, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea

Professional experiences

1957 - 1971	Researcher, Korea Meteorological Administration, South Korea
1981 - 1982	Visiting Professor, University of Michigan, USA
1984 - 1986	President, Korean Meteorological Society, South Korea
1971 - 1999	Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University, South Korea
1991 - 1994	Chairman, Committee in South Korea, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
1998 - Present	President Emeritus, Korean Meteorological Society, South Korea
1999 - Present	Professor Emeritus, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Yonsei University, South Korea